Kanati Allen

American artistic gymnast

Kanati Allen

Personal information
Full name	James Kanati Allen
Born	(1947-01-25)January 25, 1947 Los Angeles, California, United States
Died	December 31, 2011(2011-12-31) (aged 64) Los Angeles, California

James Kanati Allen (January 25, 1947 – December 31, 2011)^[1] was an American gymnast. He competed for the seventh-place U.S. team at the 1968 Summer Olympics.^[2] Allen, who was of black and Native American descent, was the first African-American gymnast to compete at the Olympic Games.^[3]

References

^ "1968 U.S. Olympian Kanati Allen Passes". intlgymnast. Retrieved January 17, 2012.
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kanati Allen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved January 17, 2012.
^ Hersch, Philip (February 29, 2016). "Simone Biles And Gabby Douglas Are Latest And Greatest Heroes In A Storied History Of African-American Gymnasts". Team USA. Archived from the original on March 2, 2016. Retrieved November 16, 2018.